Delicacy
In her new film Delicacy, Audrey Tautou shows a balance of vulnerability and strength, exemplifying the qualities that have made her one of Europe’s finest actresses.
Thrust into the limelight for her performance as Amelie Poulain, in Jean Pierre Jeunet 2001 film, Amelie, Tautou was soon to be considered as France’s ‘most bankable actresses’. Jeunet cast the young actress after seeing Toni Marshall’s Venus Beaute, for which she won a Cesar for most promising actress in 1999.
Her central performance in the movie charmed both critics and audiences the film went on to be nominated for five Oscars including Best Foreign Language Film, losing out to No Man’s Land.
After Amelie, she would work with Stephen Frears in the British Thriller Dirty Pretty things, a story about illegal immigrants living in London. However, she would soon return to work with Jenuet, as Mathalie in The Very Long Engagement in 2004, which would see her nominated for a Best Actress Cesar for the second time.
Unsurprisingly, Hollywood would come a calling, in the shape of director Ron Howard. In the 2006 film The Da Vinci Code, she would star alongside Hollywood Heavyweights such as Tom Hanks, Sir Ian McKellen and Alfred Mollina.
Despite her role as Sophie Nevue establishing Tautou as one of European cinema’s hottest exports, it did not stray her away from her commitment to French Cinema.
Since The Da Vinci code, amongst other films, she has starred in the 2006 comedy Priceless, often seen as a French re-imagining of Breakfast at Tiffany’s, and playing another of French exports, the role of Coco Chanel in the 2009 film Coco Before Chanel. Her portrayal of Coco saw her nominated for a Cesar for the third time.
Audrey’s latest film, Delicacy - out in cinemas nationwide on April 13th - is an uplifting romantic comedy from David and Stephane Foenkinos.
Tautou plays Nathalie, who has spent the last three years overcome with grief after losing her soul mate in an accident. However, through unusual circumstances, Nathalie will soon learn that maybe it is possible to love again.
And that actress has plenty of work in the pipeline as she has already completed work on Therese Desqueyroux, in which she takes on the title role.
The movie is based on the novel by Francois Mauriac and sees Claude Miller in the director’s chair.
She has also been linked to role in Chinese Puzzle and the Foam of the Days, which will be directed by Michel Gondry.
Delicacy is released 13th April.
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